Wordpress

How To Access the Power of WordPress

by Christian Hollingsworth Blogging

WordPress, as many of you know, is one of the most popular blogging sites (and free blogging platform software) allowing you to create a mini website or blog. Now for quite a few, WordPress has many key advantages over the other blogging companies and products available to most bloggers. But the real question remains… How [...]

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Interview with Gouri, The Face Behind eZaroorat.com

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

Gouri is a blogger and web content strategist specializing in setting up SEO friendly WordPress blogs. He holds an MBA in marketing and is the face behind the internet marketing blog eZaroorat.com. How did you become involved in blogging? I was already into content editing and quality when I came across an enticing introductory offer [...]

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17 WordPress SEO Plugins Review

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

WordPress SEO plugins come in a myriad of forms all with the purpose of easing your SEO experience. SEO stands for search engine optimization, this is a way of making your site more detectable by Google crawlers. A high crawl rate equates to the sites visibility which then results in a higher page ranking in [...]

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WordPress vs Blogger vs Self Hosted Blogging

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

To begin with, each of these blogging methods has their own pros and cons depending on your skill and preference as a blogger. WordPress and Blogger are more for the beginner to intermediate level blogger because they are easy to use, straight-forward and have templates that make the life of a blogger thousands of times [...]

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54 Blog Posts You Should Read Before (And After) Blogging

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

I’m a huge fan of resources – so I’ve decided to put together this intense list of 54 blog posts you should read before (and after) blogging. This list includes beginner tips, making money through blogging, thoughts on Twitter, how to produce content – and many other subjects in the world of blogging. You can [...]

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The 19 WordPress Spam Plugin Guide

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

Spam is one of the greatest nuisances we deal with while running blogs. It festers and attacks us like a plague – and new methods of counteracting are developed every day. We’ve got captchas, multiplication questions – the works. Use this guide as an informative list of a WordPress spam plugin for your own blog. [...]

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What Is A Feed?

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

It’s almost impossible to browse the internet without at least noticing the presence of web feeds. In just a short amount of time they’ve become highly prevalent – and unmistakeably useful. Use this guide for further information on the hows, the whys, and the wheres of web feeds. The Overview In the simplest of terms [...]

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7 Superb WordPress Photo Gallery Plugins

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

A picture is worth more than a thousand words. For any blog, this holds true – and photos can become an integral part of any blogging operation. Photos allow for readers to get a glimpse into a blog author’s life, and makes for the perfect gateway in creating long-lasting connections. I’d like to take the [...]

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Akismet Rescue Guide for Bloggers

by Mr. I Miscellaneous

Akismet is a popular anti-spam solution for WordPress. However, it has its own share of problems. This post is about avoiding being caught into Akismet spam and some alternative solutions.

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Reward WordPress Comments with the Top Commentators Widget

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

As you’ve probably already noticed – I’m making an effort to reward my blog commentators. Just recently I’ve activated DoFollow for all comment links, allowing the link-love to spread. I’ve also just recently installed the Top Commentators widget for Smart Boy Designs. Following are some of my thoughts regarding this excellent plugin – and why [...]

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13 Dynamite WordPress Comment Plugins

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

Comments are the gateway into your reader’s minds. They allow a blog to become community driven, unique, and always evolving. Oftentimes I’m asked by others what plugins I recommend to enrich the commenting capabilities of a WordPress blog. The following are just a few that you might find helpful.

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Believing in bbPress – Simple Forum Software

by Christian Hollingsworth Miscellaneous

Months ago I embarked on a quest to find the perfect forum software. A platform simple & fast – matching the superb usability of a WordPress blog. Nothing fit the bill. phpBB wasn’t right, and vBulletin was bloated. Ultimately, I met bbPress. The forum of simplistic bliss. (Not to mention it’s Open-Source and free!)

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